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adore
a·dore
[
ə dáwr
]
(
past and past participle
a·dored
,
present participle
a·dor·ing
,
3rd person present singular
a·dores
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
love somebody deeply:
to love somebody intensely
2.
like something very much:
to like something or somebody very much
(
informal
)
3.
worship God:
to worship God, a god, or a spirit
[
14th century. Via Old French< late Latin
adorare
"pray to" < Latin
orare
"pray"
]
ad·o·ra·tion
[
àddə ráysh'n
]
noun
a·dor·er
noun
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ad·o·ra·tion [ àddə ráysh'n ] nouna·dor·er noun
